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Jim
Nelson
Linebacker
Birthdate
16/4/1975
College
Penn State
Birthplace
Riverside, CA
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1999
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2001
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Career
GP
TOT
SOLO
AST
SACK
FF
FR
YDS
INT
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
PD
STF
STFYDS
KB
16
9
7
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0
16
6
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
48
30
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2
0
0
16
18
14
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2
0
0
7
17
16
1
0
0
0
0
2
22
11.0
0
12
3
2
0
0
15
61
46
15
0
0
2
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
4
0
0
0
86
159
116
43
0
0
3
0
4
22
5.5
0
12
8
6
0
0
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